Egg-candling device



W. B. HAUSMAN EGG GANDLING ADEVICE Dec. 13, 1927- I 1,652,983

Filed Sept. 25. 1925 ATTORNEY Ward B. Hauqmngoz Patented Dec. 13, 1927..

nai-ra finaaasi y EGG-GNIDLING DEVICE.y

Application ala september-25, 1925.V sez-iai No. 58,671.

y This invention relates to a device for candling eggs, and an object of the invention is to provide a construction which will per-v mit the rapid and accurate candling ofthe l eggs and enable one person to candle a relatively large number of eggs in a compara- 4 tivelyl short time. y

Another object of the invention is to provide an egg candling device in which the eggs are fed without the use. of the hands of `the operator to the lights forcandliiig and removed from the device without handlingpermitting the operator to use his hands for 'any purpose desired, eliminating the extra handling of the eggs and consequently materially decreasing liability of breakage of the eggs during candling. Other objects of theA invention will appear in they following detail description, and in 20 the accompanying drawings wherein:

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Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the improved egg candlingl'device. Figure 3,

vFigure 1 is a top plan ofthe egg candling r25 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of l the inclined iiange surrounded portions. Figure 4 is a transversev sectional vievvr through the egg candling device.

Figure 5 is a plan view of va .portion of Athe chain 4 showing one of the flights 7 Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved egg candling device com- 'prises a table 1 which has circular'inclined portions 2 and 3 at its opposite ends. vThe inclined portion 3 inclin'es transversely across the table towards the endless egg carrying chain 4, while the inclined portion 3 inclines away from theendless egg carrying chain 4. The chain 4 passes about suitable sprockets 40 5 and is adapted to be moved over themsprockets by a suitable driving sprocket 6 to which any suitable type of prime mover may be connected. The chain 4 has'a plurality ot' laterally extending flights attached there- 45 to which project from the chain laterally towards the table top 1. The flights? are d attached tothe chain by rods 8 which form `certain of' the pivot or connecting pins of]V the chain structure.'v The flights 7 are prol K vided with openings 9 vinto which the eggs to be candled pass. The openings `rare smaller than an egg so that an e'g will be supported by each flight, and during thel passage of the chain, tlieeggsfkwill nass over the lightlO vwhich may be'inthe form of electric lamp bulbsor other suitable lights,

and as the eggs .pass over the lights, they may be candled to determine their edibility The inclined portion 2 is surrounded by an upstanding guide 11 whichcurvestowards the chain 4 for guiding the eggs upon the l" flights 7.v V./fi guard rail 12 extends partly 'along the outer edge of the chain at the receiving endpso as to prevent the eggs from rolling ofi thev flights during their initial' engagement with the iiights and until. theycome to rest in the various openings 9.

After the eggs have passed over thecandling lights 10, they are rolled ofiq the flights by the guard 14, which curves gradually across the flights and is spaced from the inner end 15 of the surrounding flange 16, which .sure rounds the inclined portion B, soas to provide an entrance to the space confined within the flange and into which the eggs are rolled, as they are taken from the flights by the guard 14. The end 17 of the flange 16 is curved inwardly', so as to prevent the eggs from rolling back upon the flights.

l1t is, of course, to be understood, that the vinvention maybe constructed in :various other manners and the'parts associated in different relations, and therefore, I do not desire to be limitedin any manner, except as set `forth in theclainis hereunto appended.

1. In an egg candlingdevice, an egg l carrying endlessconveyor chain, ank egg-sup porting platform iiiclining x towards the conveyor and adapted to permit eggs to roll upon theconveyor, a guard extending along part ofthe conveyort'o prevent eggs from rollingtlierefromf a table, a guard curvingy across the conveyor at a point remotefroni said supportingplatforin, and an eov arcuate upstanding flange connectedto said guard, and resting on said table to provide a receiving space for receiving the eggs from.. v

the conveyor. Y Y v o 2.111 anv legg candling device, an egg carrying endless conveyor chain, an inclined egg supporting platform iiicliningtowards j the conveyor-and adapted to permit .eggs to roll upon Athe conveyor,y a guard extending along part of the conveyor Ato prevent eggs' from rolling therefrom, a table, a pair of T gf j l 1,652,983

v:flange guardsdsposed across the conveyor at spaced points remote from said Supporting platform, said Harige guards providing, a contmuat-lonthereof, to provlde arcuate' enclosures and resting 0n said table to provlde an open cu'uiar space for recelvmg the eggs from the conveyolg Sald conveyer com prslng a plurality of flights each provided with an egg' 'ecelvmg opening, candhng lights, and means for moymg the Conveyer 10 over the candhng llghts. y

ln mammouy Whel'eo' i ax my slgnatul'e. 

